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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7862864 | Bar coating method and apparatus The present invention provides a bar coating method comprising the step of: weighing and applying a coating liquid by the bar with bringing the bar into contact with a continuously running web and supplying the coating liquid to an feed side of the web with respect ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7749571 | Device and method for coating The invention relates to a coating device (10) comprising a coating tank (21) with an opening (22) and a coating roll (31), in which the roll (31) faces the opening (22). A further subject of the invention is a method... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7727598 | Partially roll coated workpiece and methods and systems for making the same The present invention is directed to methods, processes, and systems for roll coating portions of a workpiece as well as to workpieces that have themselves been roll coated in accord with the invention. Under these methods and processes of the invention, one of a ro... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7645489 | Process for producing inkjet recording medium A method for manufacturing an inkjet recording medium comprising the steps of: applying a coating color containing a pigment and a binder as major components to at least one side of a base material using a transfer roll coater, subsequently drying coating layer to f... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7645490 | Method and composition for coating mat and articles produced therewith A coated glass mat comprises a glass mat substrate having non-woven glass fibers and a coating which essentially uniformly penetrates the glass mat substrate to desired fractional thickness of the coated glass mat. The coating imparts a tensile strength to the coate... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7494695 | Method of forming pattern having step difference and method of making thin film transistor and liquid crystal display using the same A method of forming a pattern having a step difference and a method of making a thin film transistor and an LCD device using the method of forming the pattern. The method of forming a pattern having a step difference includes forming a first pattern having a predete... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7465477 | Coating with amine curing agent, epoxide-containing toughener, expoxy resin and rubber toughener This invention concerns an epoxy coating for use as a non-skid surface for applications such as the deck of an aircraft carrier. The epoxy coating can be formulated from (a) an amine curing agent, (b) an epoxide-containing toughening agent such as a polysulfide and/... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7435451 | Coating with sides of amine curing agent and rubber toughener, and epoxy resin and epoxide-containing toughener This invention concerns an epoxy coating for use as a non-skid surface for applications such as the deck of an aircraft carrier. The epoxy coating can be formulated from (a) an amine curing agent, (b) an epoxide-containing toughening agent such as a polysulfide and/... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7427316 | Tropolone complexes as wood preservatives Complexes of tropolone and copper and/or zinc were solubilized in ammoniacal solution providing preservative solutions that fully penetrate wood. With loss of the ammonia from the wood, the complexes were stably retained in the wood providing a long lasting preserva... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7390533 | Automated priming station The automated system includes a fluid dispenser having an applicator tip which is used to apply a fluid to an object. A compliance mechanism is utilized to assist in maintaining the applicator tip of the fluid dispenser in contact with the object during the coating ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7361215 | Material and method for treatment of timber A material and method for treating timber. The material comprises a preservative and a carrier. The carrier is selected such that it remains mobile within the wood and provides for migration of the preservative within the treated wood. By providing a carrier which i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7311766 | Method and use of nanoparticles to bind biocides in paints This invention relates to the use of a combination of selected substances in paint to prevent the settlement and growth of different biofouling organisms with a reduced negative effect on the ecosystems compared to present methods. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7279042 | Wet coating improvement station The uniformity of a wet coating on a substrate is improved by contacting the coating at a first position with the wetted surfaces of periodic pick-and-place devices, and re-contacting the coating with such wetted surfaces at positions on the substrate that are diffe... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7270852 | Aluminizing slurry compositions free of hexavalent chromium, and related methods and articles A slurry coating composition is described, which is very useful for enriching the surface region of a metal-based substrate with aluminum. The composition includes colloidal silica and particles of an aluminum-based powder, and is substantially free of hexavalent ch... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7217443 | Binder composition A binder composition is provided including a copolymer binder and a hydrophobically modified alkali soluble emulsion polymer. The binder composition is useful as a component of paper coating compositions. As provided is a coating process including the paper coating ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217439 | Creation method of dyed drawing of plant matter The creation method of a dyed drawing includes a step of arranging of a mesh sheet on the surface of the canvas for the dyed drawing, arranging leaves and flowers on the upper surface of a mesh sheet, covering the plant matter with a synthetic resin sheet, creating ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7205031 | Coating system comprising a dry powder composition dispersible in water A coating system for in-situ coating of a surface formed by a plurality of plasterboard sections comprises a dry powder composition which is dispersible in an aqueous applicator medium and provides a very high quality surface finish to which gloss or matt paint may ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192484 | Advanced coating apparatus and method A coating apparatus for coating a rollable device including a device rotator having a pair of rollers and spray nozzle is described. The spray nozzle produces a spray of coating material that is directed towards a gap that is between the rollers of the pair. The maj... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179327 | Wood treatment process and chemical composition Treatment and preservation of wood, wood fiber products, and porous surfaces with a stabilized solution of periodic acid or iodic acid is provided. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7115302 | Paste coating method A ceramic capacitor having a ceramic body and terminal electrodes, the ceramic body being substantially a rectangular parallelopiped in shape, the terminal electrodes being provided at the two ends of the ceramic body in the length direction, each terminal electrode... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7048969 | Coating device and coating method A coating device and a coating method are provided. The coating device comprises a coating station for coating a coating liquid on a band-shaped substrate running continuously, and a coat-adjusting station disposed downstream of the coating station for adjusting the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7045036 | Method and apparatus for producing sized paper of board A method and assembly is disclosed for manufacturing a sized web of paper or paperboard, the method comprising the steps of first forming the web at a headbox (1) from a stock comprising at least water and fiber, then pressing the web for water drainage, and ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041339 | Coating device and coating method using the device A coating device is disclosed which is provided with a first side bar, which extends along a transverse direction of a conveyance plane, which is a conveyance path of a belt body, and a second side bar, which is located at a downstream side of the first side bar. Al... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040230 | Achieving at low cost improved print quality and high gloss and recyclability on paper or paperboard substrates on sheetfed or webfed printing presses A method of reducing the paper or paperboard costs to the owners of a press in the printing of ink on paper or paperboard substrates. The method including providing a press with one or more printing stations. Before feeding the substrates involved to an ink printing... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7026018 | Coating with anti-microbial agent for refrigerator shelving The embodiments disclose means to inhibit the growth and migration of bacteria, mildew and fungus by applying various coatings which contain an inorganic anti-microbial agent onto metal, glass, and plastic substrates. The substrates are used in the manufacture of co... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018471 | Glue metering in a paste unit A paste unit and method of glue metering therein for a bottom guide device for star seal bottom bags, which are formed from tube sections, for gluing of bottom warps or star seal bottom bags. The paste unit includes a glue reservoir, a metering roller connected with... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6960259 | Coating liquid application apparatus, image printing apparatus and coating liquid application method A coating liquid application apparatus is provided which can apply a coating liquid, such as a coating agent for improving a weatherability of a printed surface, to the printed surface of a print medium automatically and at high speed. For this purpose, this inventi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6942894 | Methods for producing composite webs with reinforcing discrete polymeric regions Methods of manufacturing composite webs including a substrate with one or more reinforcing discrete polymeric regions located on or within the composite web are disclosed. Molten nonelastomeric thermoplastic material of the discrete polymeric region is forced agains... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6893682 | Method and device for single-or double-sided application A method for the application of liquid through viscid medium onto the surface of a pre-dried material web including the steps of applying a viscid medium to at least one side of the material web, routing the material web through a press nip and supporting the materi... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6238541 | Film-forming method and metal material A method is provided for forming a film having excellent anticorrosion properties on a metal surface without producing sludge, and without using phosphorus or chromium. In this method, the following steps (a)-(c) are performed on a metal material: (a) deg... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6139917 | Liquid crystal aligning agent A treating agent for liquid crystal alignment, which comprises a polyimide precursor containing repeating units of the formula (1) and having a polymerization degree of from 0.05 to 5.0 dl/g as calculated as the reduced viscosity (in N-methylpyrrolidone a... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6117494 | Paint roller method and apparatus A roller apparatus for applying paint includes a frame. The frame has a continuous axle on which a first roller cover holder and a second roller cover holder are attached. A spacer is attached to said axle between the first roller cover holder and the sec... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6113981 | Process for coating paperboard with a water-dispersible polyester polymer A method for coating paperboard comprising heating paperboard to a temperature sufficient to remove at least some moisture from the paperboard; applying an aqueous dispersion of at least one water-dispersible polymer to the paperboard product; heating the... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6113824 | Process for surface treating a fluorine-containing resin molded article Fluorine-containing resin molded article including a molded article of a fluorine-containing resin composition containing 0.1 to 30% by weight of a carbon material, a surface of said molded article being fluorinated. The fluorine-containing resin molded a... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6096157 | Cast coated paper for ink jet recording, process for producing the paper and ink jet recording method using the paper A cast coated paper for ink jet recording is prepared by a process including the steps of: forming on a base paper an undercoating layer containing alumina having a bulk density of at most 0.2 g/cm3 and an adhesive, applying onto the undercoati... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6042675 | Laminating method and lamination sheet A laminating method for objects such as important documents, old documents and other printed matters to prevent a forgery or quality degradation of those objects or to protect the surfaces of those objects. In the lamination method, a released paper sheet... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6010590 | Surface coating on a substrate for printing a high quality image thereon and method of providing same A surface coating applied on a substrate as well as a method of preparing a surface coated substrate are provided. A mixture comprising about 40% polyvinyl acetate and about 60% polyvinyl alcohol is applied to a porous substrate. Then, the mixture is heat... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5879748 | Protective lubricant emulsion compositons for printing A protective non-silicone oil aqueous lubricant emulsion for web off-set lithographic printing comprises from about 30 wt % to about 70 wt % hydrocarbon oil, from about 1 wt % to about 8 wt % of a surfactant having an HLB factor less than about 6, from ab... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5837328 | Method for providing in-line application of solid lubricant to steel strip A solid lubricant application procedure is combined in-line with a steel strip processing method which comprises processing steps upstream and downstream of the lubricant application procedure. The latter comprises applying the lubricant material in molte... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5800907 | Method of producing lens method of fabricating article with lens articles with lens resin composition for forming defining lines and lens-forming resin composition A lens body or article with lens is produced by forming lens-forming defining lines on the surface of a substrate, coating a lens-forming resin on the surface to thereby allow the lens-forming resin to swell in a convex form between the lens-forming defin... | 09/01/1998 |
